Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]

Financial Information For Stock Options

The following table includes financial information for outstanding stock options for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017:

	2018		2017
	(In Millions)
Compensation expense included in Entergy’s net income		$1.1		$1.1
Tax benefit recognized in Entergy’s net income		$0.3		$0.4
Compensation cost capitalized as part of fixed assets and inventory		$0.2		$0.2

Financial Information For Restricted Stock

The following table includes financial information for other outstanding equity awards for the three months endedMarch 31, 2018 and 2017:

	2018		2017
	(In Millions)
Compensation expense included in Entergy’s net income		$8.8		$8.2
Tax benefit recognized in Entergy’s net income		$2.2		$3.1
Compensation cost capitalized as part of fixed assets and inventory		$2.3		$2.0